-"So? You still haven't answered Mistblade's question. Have you made peace with it now?"
The question was directed at Maple Sugar. Yu Xunge continued reconstructing and piecing together magic runes without expression.
What malicious intent! She had come to deliberately provoke people!
Maple Sugar clearly understood that this god had deliberately come to watch the fun, too, so she asked in return, "Have you?"
The silver hair resting on her shoulder stirred slightly. Qihua turned toward Zai Jiu Xunge and tossed the question to the other person involved. "Do you think I have?"
The dangerous question was soft and gentle, like a sigh falling beside her ear.
The magic rune in her hands exploded amid the red threads Huang Jin controlled. Yu Xunge simply dispersed the magic rune in her hands, raised her right hand high, and turned toward Yudun at the far left end of the round table. "Teacher, someone's disturbing our studies!"
Qihua: "..."
Yudun: "..."
Maple Sugar's lips, which had remained set in a cold expression, curved upward briefly before quickly flattening again.
Dawn Cicada corrected her. "This is guidance."
Yu Xunge sprang to her feet. Had Qihua not dodged quickly, her shoulder would absolutely have struck Qihua's chin. Standing on her stool, Zai Jiu Xunge pointed at Qihua and addressed Yudun again. "Teacher! A teacher from another class is disturbing my studies!"
Yudun nodded solemnly. "That is indeed out of line. Qihua, what do you have to say?"
Qihua reached out and gently hooked back the silver hair caught on Zai Jiu Xunge's belt. She said helplessly, "How was I supposed to know she'd suddenly start playing dirty?"
Rather than playing dirty, it was more that Zai Jiu Xunge liked to give as good as she got. When Qihua threatened her with force, she retaliated with